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Falcon Ridge Golf Club
opened all of its glorious 18
holes in late 2004 to an onslaught of eager
golfers. The Dennis Ryder (Wolf Creek)
designed 6800 yard spectacular layout offers
two contrasting nines with an emphasis on
shot placement over sheer length. Many
holes will not require a hefty driver off
the tee, yet a well placed, smart shot to a
specific landing pad to set up a good
approach shot. Falcon Ridge's greens
are some of the best in Mesquite and feature
superb putting surfaces for rolling in
difficult putts. |
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Falcon Ridge Golf Course Photos:©
2004
Brian Oar |
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The outward
nine begins with a nice reachable par 5, a
beautifully bunkered green will snatch up
any errant or off target shot. The
second hole is a wonderful par 3 with the
green tucked up into a spectacular red-rock
cove. The tee shot is all carry over a
beautiful blue lake and is perhaps one of
the front nine highlights. The
signature hole of this side comes at the par
4, 6th. On the tee golfers face a
knee-knocking downhill shot with huge,
hang-time elevation drop. This is a
very tough fairway to hit with a water
hazard to the right and well within range.
The outward holes give you a nice warm up
for what is in store from the back nine.
On the
Par 5, 10th, the tee shot is
another breathtaking intimidator with a very
menacing shot over another big lake and
winding river to a small landing area. A
split fairway will tempt longer hitters to
drill one up the left side to another small
landing area for a possible chance to reach
the green in two. The approach shot is
no easy feat from either fairway, an uphill
carry with a spectacular cascading waterfall
and lake short, right of the green.
Hopefully you can escape this hole without a
big number. The next highlight of the inward
holes comes at the Par 5, 12th. Again,
another insane tee shot with a small landing
area about 200 feet below, except on this
one you have bunkers and water in play to
the left side. This hole is almost
impossible to reach in two, the approach
shot is guarded by an large lake that runs
the length of the hole to a slight dog-leg
right, tucked-in heart shaped green.
Most players lay-up to about 150 out and
take their chances with a short iron.
The back nine continues with more
challenging and interesting golf holes, the
course has attracted many players because of
its style and variety of shots. Check
out our "Photo Tour" of
Falcon Ridge Golf Club
and book your
Mesquite Golf Package
today!
Brian Oar -
Staff Writer/Photographer |
